Rubber heel



AH. M. FOLLWE-ILER. RUBBER HEEL.

APPLICATZON FILED 001111.15121.

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.RUBBER HEEL.

Speccation of IiettersPatent. Faijented D131?. 1749 1922.,

Application led Gctober 1l, 1921. ESerial No. 50?",042.

To all 1J/tom t 11mg/ concern it known that HENRY Foimwmmcn, citizen ofthe United States1 residing at ilazieton, in the county of Luzerne and State of. Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Rubber Heels, which the following` isma specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and use't'ul improvements in a resilient heel and shank support andhas for its primary object the provision of a device ot' this characterwhich may be constructed in a single member comprising a heel portion and a tongue adapted to extend in a particular' manner trom'th'e heel member and rest beneath theV shank portion ot' the slice to properly support the shank and form a resilient cushion therebeneath as well as providing a resilient cushion or support tor the heel.

The invention has for another object the provision of a heel and shank support ot the character stated which will be formed in such a manner as to properly support the arch and brace this portion of the toot ot' the wearer of the shoe having the combined heel and shank support applied thereto, relieving the shank of the strain to which it is usually subjected when the party is standinleg or walking.

The invention has for a further objectthe provision of a device of the character stated in which the shank supporting portion ot' the device will be positioned beneath the shank or raised portion of the shoe and out of the way and which will also be formed in such a manner as to engage vthe surface upon which the shoe is resting previous to engagement of the surface by the forward portion of the shoe or the heel, thereby per- Knitting this shank supporting member to receive the weight of the body standing or walkingr either when the sole ot the shoe is straight or when it is bent during the act of taking a step, thereby thoroughly and 'pi'o erl;y supporting the arch of the foot at all times.

The invention has for a` still further object the provision of a device ot' the character set Vforth which will be effective in use by parties suffering' from weak or fallen arches and bodies which are required to stand or walk a great portion of the day, as this device will thoroughly and properly support the foot and relieve the same of undue strain from continuous standing or walking.

With the Yforegoing and other objectsiin specifically set forth, claimed and shown in .f

the accompanyingT drawings 'forming a part fthe present application .and in. which f rieure l is a side elevation of a slice of coi1ventio1iali'oim with my inventionapplied thereto.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Figure 3 is an elevation of the invention removed from theshoe;

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similarv reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l indicates -a heel member Awhich may be formed similarto the shoe heel 2. andwhich may-be provided'withfa plurality of openings 3 for suitablesecuring members Jfor the -purpose of atta-chingthis heel member l to the shoe heel 2, as is the usual practice in securing rubber heels to the shoe heels. This heel member l is formed or" a suitable grade of rubber or other resilient material and hasprojecting from its forward edge portion 4, the tongue or shank supporting` member 5, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. This member 5 is offset from the front of the edge 4 of the heel member l, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so as to lie beneath the inner side portion of the arch ot the foot and resting in or extending into the space beneath the raised or Shank portion 6 of the sole 7 ot the shoe 8, as clearly shown in Fig. `l ot the drawings. This member 5 has its upper and lower faces of convex form as well as the side portions and connect with the heel member l by a reduced shank portion 9, the member 5 termi nating in a forward pointed end lO wi+h the upper and lower edges converging gradually or concaved slightly, as shown in Figs. l and 3. By referring to Figs. l and 3 of the drawings it will be seen that the larger or central portion of the shank supporting member 5 has its upper and lower edges ex tended so as to completely till the space beneath the shank portion 6 of the shoe and adjacent the heel Q. the lower portion of the member 5 extending below the front face of the heel member l and the ball or main portion of the shoe sole 7, causing the central or enlarged portion of the shank supporting member 5 to contact with the surface as the party wearing the shoe stands or walks, thereby pressing upwardly the shank portion G of the shoe and forming a resilient support for the arch portion of the foot within the shoe 8. This will serve to resiliently support the wearer while either standing or walking, and in connection with the resilient heel member l, will relieve the foot entirely of all unnecessary strain and strengthen the arch -of the foot. This device may be readily applied to a shoe and will be highlyv eiiicient in use, serving properllythe purpose for which it is intended.

t is believed that .the complete construction and operation of this device may now be readily understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and further detailed description is believed to be unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be understood that minor changes in the detailsof construction and arrangement of. parts may be resorted to within the scope 'of what is claimed Withoutl departing from the's irit of the invention.

W at I claim is 1.` A resilient heel and shank support `comto'a shoe heel, and a tongue extending from one'side of the forward edge portion of thev I 2. A resilient heel and shank support comprising a heel member adapted to be secured to a shoe heel, and a shank supporting member extended from the forward edge of the shoe member and offset from the center thereof towards the inner side of the shoe, said shank supporting member decreasing gradually in width and thickness toward its forward end and having a reduced neck portion connecting said member with the shoe heel, the shank supporting member being of Such size that when the upper face thereof contacts with the shank portion of the shoe sole, the opposite lower face of the shank supporting member extends into 'a horizontal plane beneath the horizontal plane of the lower edge of the shoe sole and the 4vheel member mounted on the shoe heel. prising a heel member adapted to be secured l In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

HENRY M. FOLLWEILER. 

